Renewable energy

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From smarter energy to less plastic, Caribbean resorts go green

February 6, 2019

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At home in the United States, Ker­rie Spring­er takes pride in being envir­on­ment­ally con­scious. So when she booked a week’s get­away at the Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort in Aruba, she choose the “green stay” option, agree­ing to reuse her sheets and tow­els rather than have them changed each day. “You don’t do that at home, […]

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Pacific ecotourism hampered by economic realities?

June 28, 2017
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Most Pacific eco­tour­ism pro­jects are short term because they are driv­en by purely con­ser­va­tion con­cerns while neg­lect­ing prof­it­ab­il­ity. Pacific-region eco­tour­ism pro­grams are frag­men­ted, mak­ing it dif­fi­cult to get a clear pic­ture of pro­gress. And there is a lack of fund­ing and pro­mo­tion of eco­tour­ism in the region. Accord­ing to a South Pacific Tour­ism Organ­isa­tion (SPTO) […]

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